John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It

Overview

This 56-minute documentary on America's most controversial and unique composer manages to cover a great many aspects of Cage's work and thought. His love for mushrooms, his Zen beliefs and use of the I Ching, and basic bio details are all explained intelligently and dynamically. Black Mountain, Buckminster Fuller, Rauschenberg, Duchamp are mentioned. Yoko Ono, John Rockwell, Laurie Anderson, Richard Kostelanetz make appearances. Fascinating performance sequences include Margaret Leng-Tan performing on prepared piano, Merce Cunningham and company, and performances of Credo In Us, Water Music, and Third Construction. Demystifies the man who made music from silence, from all sounds, from life.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 18, 1990

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

John Cage,Margaret Leng Tan,Laurie Anderson,Patricia Denk Powers,Yoko Ono,Merce Cunningham,Robert Rauschenberg

Director

Allan Miller

Writer

Vivian Perlis

Producer

Vivian Perlis

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0356765